Films by Sven Halfar

Germany 2023, 103 min
by Sven Halfar

"When I sing, I feel free". And it is precisely this feeling that the film about the Hamburg choir HEAVEN CAN WAIT tells us, in which all singers have to be at least 70 years old to be able to experience this indescribable feeling of freedom. The film portrays the people in the choir who, for different reasons and motivations, have the courage to stand in front of an audience at an advanced age and reveal a piece of their soul.

Germany 2017, 115 min
by Sven Halfar

No make-up, no security, no reservations: The documentary SILLY – Free of Fear by Sven Halfar portrays one of Germany’s major rock bands, from their beginnings in East Germany, the death of lead singer Tamara Danz, followed by an existential crisis, to a new beginning with actress Anna Loos. The cult band SILLY has always been different: wayward, inventive, distinctive, and above all genuine. So the members give an intimate and authentic insight into their everyday life of songwriting and concer